The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-05
URGING The PRESIDENT
TO CALL AN EXTRA SESSION or
CONGRESS-.
The Men Who Are Leaders In This
Movement hlnk Ii Ne
cesslty to check
THE ACCUMULATION OF THE
MONEY In The TREASURY.
Judge Sinoaton, OF South Carolina,
Spoken OF as, the successOr Of
the Late Justice Woods.
ESPECIAL TO TEE APrEAL.I

BUREAU OF THE MEMPHIS AP-
PEAL, SD THIRTEENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, June IAN ex-
ira session OF Congress is a thing
that is pretty generally expected
and that some Of the leading Demo-
Gratis in Congress are strongly urging
upon the President. The leaders Of
the party are looking forward to the
meeting of Congress with dread,
though they agree that the earlier
they meet the better. The pressing
necessity that this session should be
enc of action, and the uncertainty, at
the same time, of their being able to
accomplish anything, is giving them
great concern. There is no telling
how the new House stands on the
question OF reducing the revenues
the first thing they will be called
to act upon. The fact that they
were unable to do anything with a
majority of forty, makes them
dubious OF any better success with
the majority reduced to its present
slim proportions.
There was an issue made in the
Congressional campaign upon the
question OF revenue reduction as be-
tween Democrats, 80 it is merely a
matter of speculation whether the
tariff Democrats have gained or lost
most in proportion to their numbers.
The chances are, however, that Mr..
Randall still has followers enough to
make action without them impossi-
BILE. Some of the prominent men in
the party take decidedly pessimist
view OF the situation and can see no
good, they say, to come of an early
session, as there is no chance for &C
ation, and the more time they have
the more they will become hopeless
ly entangled.
The men. who are pressing the
President to call an extra session
I think that the necessity of checking
the accumulation Of money in the
Treasury is SO great now, and that
such is the danger of financial dis
tress in consequence thereof, that a
compromise will be forced. They
believe that a failure to rise up
equal to the occasion will be disas-
trous to the Democratic party. tbs
case of must. Their purpose is to
have Congress called together in Oc-
tober, and to set to work at once and
make az satisfactory a compromise
with Mr.. Randall's followers as pos
sible. 1t is believed that most of
them, under the pressure of party
sxigency, will agree to more liberal
terms than Randall himself would,
and that they may get enough of his
disciples should he remain stubborn.
The extremists On both sides are
reckoned out of this calculation.
The great fear is that by want of har-
1mcny in Congress- tho popularity,
gained by Cleveland's administration
will be counteracted and the chances
of party success in 1888 ieopardiEed.
Important legislation for the coun-
try is demanded this winter, and it is
believed that future success depends
much upon how the party in the
House discharges itself of the re-
sponsibility. 1t is proposed to hold
a caucus Immediately upon the meet
ing of Congress for the purpose of
coming to an agreement through
which the revenues of the govern
ment may be reduced. Every effort
will be made to bring the extremes
together on some middle ground, and
the influence of the administration
will be used to induce the whole
party to work together tremendously.
A line of action will be marked out
from the very start, if it can be done.
The effort will be made to compel the
extreme men of both factions to fol-
low the policy of middle action that
will be marked out, and
not by their unyielding egotism
force the party into a deadlock,
as has been the case in two Con-
crosses. The party exigenoies will be
urged for all sorts of personal sacri-
fees. Should this plan fail, and the
fractional antagonisms continue to
prevail in the House, the party will
be in bad shape to go into the Presi-
dental campaign.